I am daughter,although my parents have passed, a wife, mother and grandmother, and now another woman battling breast cancer. These are a few thoughts about my life and life in general. Some may be humorous, some serious - just like life. Come join me!

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

I am alive. Getting ready for the trip to Francisco tomorrow. ATT internet service stinks. Thought the satellite was bad - NO. Haven't been able to use most of the internet (this include) for a week. Don't have time for repair either!

Monday, April 06, 2015

I just learned from Facebook one of my friends - not really close, a fellow member of the little failing church.

She and her fiance joined about three years ago. They came pretty regularly. A darling early middle aged couple I believe. I am not sure with ages. Then at the beginning of the year three years ago, they got married. It was a beautiful service, but it was after they had married at a Justice of the Peace.

The wedding was for family and very close friends, but they posted pictures for all of the rest of us to see. There were two weddings because, you see, she had been diagnosed with ALS.

It all began with her right leg being very week and not working the way it should have. Their future wasn't as sure as it had been. So there was the first wedding. They were making sure they would be married.

Her goal for the wedding was to not use her cane. She did it! She walked down the aisle in her beautiful gown - without the cane.

In the ensuing year, they traveled as much as they could. Alaska was one of the trips they took. They were so much in love. They radiated love.

As time has gone on, she was not able to attend church. The last time I saw her, she was in a wheelchair - a motorized wheelchair to enable her any mobility. But they were still so obviously in love. It radiated from them,

Her strength kept diminishing. She was totally homebound in the chair, and no ability to move much of anything.

Yesterday morning, she died in her sleep. This terrible disease has taken another beautiful, loving, productive person. This is the second I have known pretty well. One a distant relative and now this one. I know there are several diseases that appear to have no cure. We have lost ones we love to pancreatic cancer. These diseases seem to not have a cure. They progress rapidly and always end the same.

So Jamie - you are finally released from a body that no longer does what it was supposed to do. You leave so many behind who loved you.

Usually, we don't go to church on Easter Sunday. We did when we were going to the other church because there would be perhaps 75 people there, but in our "new/old" church folks come out of the woodwork. I used to laugh that I was glad to be organist - at least I had a seat. It's true that the C(Christmas) and E (Easter) members show up for these services.

It was crowded, but there were plenty of seats for all. That was good.

There were lots of activities going on. The high school youth had their traditional pancake breakfast for a fund raiser. They will be heading to Detroit later for a national youth gathering later. There was an interactive ativity for the littles in the school part. Lots going on.

Never heard from son. Not a call. Not a text - nothing. Rather disappointing.

Getting things together for the SSB. That means to PT for over a week, but the therapist is really happy with the way things are going. But I am ready for it to be over. I am tired of giving up an hour and a half in the middle of the day.

Friday, April 03, 2015

Literally. Thursday we will be going to the SSB. It seems we just got back. Geesh. Of course, the end of the month is the trip to San Francisco - that I am really beginning to worry about.

PT is doing me such good. I am feeling better than I have felt in a long time. The back still will scream some while walking, but it is so much better. But everyone who has been to SF tells me that it seems like everything is uphill - both ways!! I know there is a lot of walking involved in this trip. The place G booked for us to stay is (as he puts it) ONLY (that's me) five blocks from the transit station. FIVE BLOCKS??? Right now, I don't even walk the ONE block around our house.

Not looking forward to the SSB. I am still sniffling. It seems something new is blooming, and I am sneezing and nose running. This is an important trip I guess. Our hunter, Andy, will be there and PERHAPS we can get the riding lawn mower fixed to that G doesn't have to use the push mower mowing the acre about the house. If nothing else, Andy has a rider there too and said he will show G how to use it.

So I guess I better "suck it up" and try to enjoy going. From all reports the wildflowers are jaw dropping beautiful - especially the bluebonnets. Have to look at the bright side.

Have a great Easter if that's your thing. Or just enjoy what I hope is a beautiful weekend.

New Man in Town

Simone, my sweet old girl

Shadow the wild man

About Me

I was a woman who dreaded the thought of getting older and becoming a grandmother. Now being a grandmother is one of my greatest joys. Time changes us all. Hopefully for the better. Retirement is the greatest thing in the world - I wish I could have done it at 23.